Two German cabinetmakers who were out of work constructed a the famous Munster Cathedral, 3ft wide, 9£ft high, and Bft long. They used 25,000 pieces of laminated wood, 17,000 pieces of tiling, and spent eight months in building the cathedral, then found they could not sell it. The two men mounted the model on a home-made hand-drawn cart, and made a living by trundling the edifice over Europe, selling picture post cards to those who came to view it. The model contains a complete set of tiny belli, which ring the hours, quarter and halfhours.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21983, 19 June 1933, Page 9
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